what I learned in law school today.

"The 'e' in e-mail stands for evidence."

footwear, spinach, and motivation

Yesterday's highlight was a box from Zappos containing two pairs of Superfeet insoles -- one for my everyday shoes, and one for my running shoes.  I'm hoping they'll help with my plantar fasciitis (a problem I've had on and off since running track in middle school), since I've had a pair in my hiking boots for a year now without any problems on that front.  The insoles are now trimmed and inserted, and I'm excited to run with them.

On the food front, I'm happy to report that I'm almost done with the pound of spinach I bought at the farmers' market last Saturday.  I'm also damn impressed with myself for blowing through that much green goodness in a week!  I'll be buying another pound tomorrow, and will also be on the lookout for Long Island cheese squash, since I want to try Heather's awesome looking mac and cheese (and squash) recipe.

Happy feet and veggies aside, I'm having serious problems with motivation this week.  Perhaps it's the increasingly dark mornings (although my light box should be helping with that), or the fact that I'm on my period and probably a little hormonally out of whack.  Or perhaps I need to kick myself in the butt and make things work (to paraphrase the inimitable Tim Gunn).

Since the insoles are all set, I've got no excuse not to run today.  And as delicious and healthy as they might be, my lunch and dinner can't be green monster smoothies.  Then there's the small matter of the rough draft of a major paper due Wednesday that I haven't started.

This needs to be a kick-ass weekend full of doing.


I did not receive any sort of compensation or consideration for mentioning or picturing Zappos, Superfeet insoles, Keen shoes, or Asics shoes, and have no relationship with Zappos, Superfeet, Keen, or Asics beyond that of customer.  They're simply products I like.

what I learned in law school today.

"If you take a bribe in the form of a check, you're going to have big troubles."

rain, rain go away

It's raining again, and this time my run was not so blissful.  Not bad, but chilly and slow.  I was also a little concerned about running late for class.

Things turned out fine -- I finished the short run, gulped down a green monster, and caught the bus to school.  Allegedly, the rain will stop around 2.  I hope so -- the temperature is fall-like, but the sogginess is hard to enjoy.

misc.

• I made my first green monster today.  It was quite good -- I used flax, spinach, banana, frozen strawberries, milk, and ice.  I'll be making two changes next time -- halving the recipe (the volume was  a bit overwhelming) and using less banana.  As advertised, the other ingredients camouflaged the spinach quite well.
• Dinner was kind of a fail.  I was excited to make a broccoli cheddar soup, but it was not so tasty.  I think the mustard may have been the culprit -- the taste was weird, and I ended up eating a bowl for dinner and putting the rest down the drain.  I hate wasting food, but realistically, I never wanted to eat it again.

• Another run tonight, not in the rain.  I'm starting the runs short...somewhat ridiculously so.  Using a .62 mile circuit around my house as a base.  The plan is to add a block a run.  I feel somewhat silly doing this, but I need to strike a balance between being active and not becoming obsessive, or starting too hard and getting injured.  So this is where I'm starting.  Tonight was .68 miles, according to Map My Run.
• New shoes seem okay so far.  Small amount of heel slippage, but I have narrow heels.  Part of starting short on distance is being conscious of how I'm running -- trying to alter my default stride from heel striking to a more midfoot or forefoot strike.  Tonight was the first attempt at that, and I think it went well. I will have to see if I get shin splints as I keep doing this.

• I was not productive today, school-wise.  Tomorrow will be a buckle down and do things day.